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Pay ette Enterprise ONE DOLLAR A YEAR PAYETTE. CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1910. VOL VI. NO. 19 CLAIM TWO LIVES Egbert Loses Life Sunday and Monday—Both f'^ners on High on Children Two and Three Years of Age. and Lewis, the little son of Mr. Mrs, W. L. Egbert, living about eight miles north of Payette at slock farm, fell into the Lower Pay and Deseret ette ditch last Sunday- morning was drowned. trying to find his father, to himself dressed in his first pair He would have been His The little fellow was display of three mother pants. years"old in October. had dressed him and given him per new was mission to- . J^and show his clothes to the hired man who Working in the barn, but the fellow warned his father to . little see High, Samuel summer's him and started across a foot bridge two a over the ditch and fell. The body wav washed about mile» down the ditch and over flume into a field through a lateral Where it was iouud after a search of The body was shipped to two hours. Salt Lake for Interment in the fam ily burial ground. Drowns in Sub-Lateral. Monday morning, Emerson the bright little one and a half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. High, of Chicago, wiio with his moth-; er came to Payette for a visit at the home of his grandfather, | B. H. FAif, was drowned in a sub lateral ^on the Eby place. The little fellow was playing in the yard about | 9:30 a. m. and the women of the household were busily engaged wash ing. When last'sçen he was playing about the yard but when missed and the search began the open gate from the yard into the field told the story irrigation about ; of how he reached the ditch. The body was found -forty-five yards below the gate. f. Tiic father was telegraphed to in Thursday con Bhip^kn and will be here 1 . The funeral will be 1 ifctea from the Brethren church in iharge of Elder J. Shamberger in Payette on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be made in Riverside cemetery. - TO BUILD NEW BUILDING. N. C. Prescott of Boise, was Payette the first of the week while here let the. contract for a fine: and new brick building on his lots Boise street. The new building will be two stories high and thirty eighty 'feet. the contract for the erection of the building and work will begin at once. When completed the store room will be occupied by D. Fifer's Kitchen. on by H. L. Williams has Candy FRUITLAND GRANGE. Following is the program for the Fruitland grange to be held Friday, May 27, 1910: Grange Melodies—Mrs. Mitchell. Biographical Sketch of Mark Twain —Mrs. Arthur Wilcox. Reading from Mark Twain—Mrs Spainhower. Song, "Why Does Mother Stay So 'Long?"—Adra Vestal. Recitation, Lewis. / Debate, "Is the compulsory school law of Idaho a benefit or a detriment to the citizen or general public?"— ' "The Guest"—Clark AJiirmative, Mr. Maklnson, Moorland, Colburn: Negative. S! 1 .' Fuller, Roy '"lii. J y' Graham. r Violin and Organ—H. :ad Mrs. C. E. Peterson. Orchard Irrigation—T. A. Mr. Garmon, Mr. Mitchell. Music—Ray Russell. Recitation—Alice Hunter. ^Grange Melodies. ' M. i v P\tlS a < Ady 3 MATERIAL BEGINS TO ARRIVE. of switches and one car of spikes Payette and will be taken car arrived in by the Payette Valley Railroad New Plymouth to be unloaded in the to supply yard and used In the construc tion of the new extension. £ but the forerunner of a large amount that will arrive This is oî* other material from day to day to be used In the work. The grading is going rapidly forward and from now on there will be no let up to the work until line is completed to Emmett tfce. and _ cool the Palace Pharmacy's, trains are running. » I am soda did it. SARY-BIG SUCCESS Golden Rule Store After Eight Years of Prosperous Business Lifo Cele brates Anniversary With Big Sale —Monster Birthday Cake Contain ing Presents One of Features. Saturday last the' Golden Rule store celebrated the event with a big sale advertised far and wide. One of Payette was eight years old and of mon 150 the features of the sale was a ster birthday cake weighing pounds displayed in the window. This huge cake contains presents ranging from $2.50 in gold to $lu wortli ot drygoods for both men and women On Saturday May 14th the hugej cake j will be cut and a piece given to ev rery customer coming to the store on Crow ther in connection with C. C. Ander son, proprietor of the Golden Rule store, of Boise came to Payette and, Saturday next. In the spring of 1901 Frank put in a stock of goods opening the ; Golden Rule store. For five years un til the spring of 1906 Mr. Crowthsr I this time disposing of Ins interest to E. W. Equals who has been local manager of the store from that time work, : courteous treatment and a-liberal use has built the business up until now the conducted the store profitably al By hard until the present. of printer's ink Mr. Equals | quarters occupied by the . concern are much too small and it is only a ; matter of a short time until-the Gol | den Rule store will be forced tq seek their larger quarters to care for ever increasing line of patrons. The Golden Rule store of Payette is one of a chain of five popular prie Southern Idaho, a part ed stores in of the stock in each being owned by ! There are Mr. Anderson of Boise. Golden Rule stores at Weiser, Cald well, Emmett, Boise and Payette, all of them strong advertisers and po the tent factors in drawing trade to cities in which they are located. BAND BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT. - SatU rday evening May 21st .Byron's Troubadours will appear at the Elite the opera house in this city under auspices of the Payetta Booster Band. This is an aggregation of musical ar tists that wherever they have ap in Payette may be looked forward to with considerable, anticipation by lov ers of music. The company includes: Troubadours' Grand (Orchestra. peared have never failed to please and entertain aud their appearance Saxaphone Quartet and Quintet. Celebrated Organ Chimes. (Instru ment 15 feet long. 42 pipes, 126 tones.) Trio—Violin, 'Cello and Harp. The Byrondolin, (four persons t-lay Ë8ÉI only Used ing on one instrument. by this company.) Piano Soloist, Tenor Soloist, \ iolin Saxaphone Soloist, Cornet Soloist Duettists. And the following Clarinet, Trombone, Trap Orchestra Bells, Harp, Mandolin, Gui instruments: Drums, tar, Ukalele (Hawaiian Instrument,) 'Cello, Contra Bass, Tenor, Alto ami Soprano Saxaphones. In speaking of their appearance in Racine, Wis., the Daily Journal of that place has the following to of them and their' entertainment: The Byron Troubadours of Chicago, the first event in the Business .Men's Lecture Course, was the attraction say at the opera house. Thursday evening* The hall was seated to its fullest ea pacity and the audience was thor - oughly delighted with the enter.ain ment. The Troubadours are possessed ■ before been played in this city wer Nearly every number various of rarç talent and play the musical instruments and sing in a de c-idedly acceptable manner, three instruments which had Two or never introduced. brought forth an encore and the gent lernen responded very pleasantly. Let ; it be said to the credit of the Trou j badours that they are a company of' gentlemen in every respect, and pos sess the ability to please the critical audience. : most MAKES SETTLEMENT. the Malheur Irrigation Company has According to the Ontario Argus finally settled in full with O. Hoskins for the sum of $21.710. This case; has been in court for some time and the settlement of It means that Uk company can now proceed with its improvement work. ; . WILL CELEBRATE; Hustling Little City Down thej Valley in Will Make the Eagle Scream True Patriotic Style—Committee on Arrangements Now at Work Get ting Program. The New r Plymouth Sentinel last valley that New Plymouth will week announced to its readers in the jt j 8 New Plymouth s turn to cele brate and as last year she turned out a goodlv crowd to attend the big time held in Payette last year it is ll0 more than right for Payette to . .. return the favor this year and there v.ill be a big delegation of Payettersj day j shall ' ob serve the anniversary of the nation's birth in true patriotic style this year and that the committees have been appointed to arrange for financing the celebration and also arrange an appropriate program. Those who are acquainted the manner in which the people of New Plymouth usually do things will with r.-aliae at once that having made up their minds to the effect that should celebrate, they will do with a vengeance and that there will b something doing in New Plymouth on that occasion and that those who they so attend will be entitled to, in the eyes ,f N* w Plymouth people, the going and everyone down there will best see to it that they get It. go to New Plymouth on that to enjoy the pleasures they arrange for them. _ BOOSTER BAND CONCERT. Following is the program for Booster Band concert Wednesday ev-1 the ening, May 18, 1910: March, "Buffalo, B. P. O."—Seough Overture, "Feast of the Lanterns"— C. W. Bennet. ton. p •"The Soul Kiss"—Maurice Waltzes, "Return of Love"—E. Snider. Bits of Remicks Hits No. 4—J. Bode wait Lampe. Selection, Levi. March,' "Cavaletta" -Jewell. J. W. Gehrs, Director. I j the eleventh anniversary meeting next - Sund mo rning Letters have been gent ou( noUfying the memb ers of thfi gathering alld fulI attendance is : looked for Remember the basket the i The roll-call will take the ! CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES. Everything is sidetracked for dinner and come prepared for It. There will be no sremon in morning. time of the sermon. There will be of 1 short talks by various members church upon the progress of the work of the church. The sermon will be given in a ft erncon alld everybody is invited the ser-i to that service. The morning vice is especially for the members of j the church. ' There will be no sermon In the this of any kind. The people of c h urc h will participate in the bacca ] aar eate service for the high school, the J ! see teams Tflif minister will preach the sermon fQr the Caldwel i hlgh schoo i a t opera house in Caldwell on evening. The committee appointed to after that matter has provided addi tional hitching racks for the Sunday be from the country so there will plf . mv of room for every one Arrangements for the handling of the 3 tate convention June 16-20 are p rogre88 j ng ; n fj ne shape and we are looking forward to that meeting with a great deal of anticipated plea sure. The last week in May and the first week in June the minister! will make a round of the churches pre sen ting the claims of the convention and extending the cordial invitation Qf the Payet { e church to the breth rep tQ be here at the time of the eonvention If there are members of the Church who of Christ in the community have not yet made themselves known they are most earnestly and cordially invited to attend our anniversary meeting next Sunday and give an opportunity of meeting them. David Cary Peters, Minister. us, - LADIE6! ; - Don't forget that Saturday Is Bargain Day at Mrs. Compton's Mil-, litiery Store. I MENCEMENT PROGRAM To Be Held in Elite Opera House Friday Evening May Twentieth— Twenty-Five Members in Senior Class This Year. On Friday evening the commencement exercises of the Pay ette High School will be held in the j Elite opera house. This year there are twenty-five members in the grad uating class as members last year which at time was the largest class graduating from the Payette High School. The increase of the gradu ating class every year shows growth of the community and it certainly with commendable that the patrons of the school real- ; ize that the school keeps pace with j modern times not only in numbers j but in quality of work as well. The following program will obtain | on the evening of the graduating ex- 1 annual I i j ; eighteen ! that ( against ever, the ; is pride - I ! I ercises and the class play be given is arousing Just a little . .. .. .. . ™ 1 ' 1 an 1 ' or inary < n us asm ^ or tH r<a ° on ' iat 1 '* c aSh 188 *evera members of exceptional talent a ong 1 lls prcu lar 111 e alu " P promises to excel all other plays of ... a * nature. which j - Commencemtnt Program. Music, "The Oars Are Plashing"—j Girls' Glee Club. Invocation-Rev. David Cary Peters. Music, Take My Love To Rosal.e Presentation of Diplomas—Dr. O. Edu cation. Music, "Morn Rise." Stephanie Gavotte—Girls' Glee Club. Senior Class Play. "The Merchant of Venice Dp to j Date." H. Avey, President Board of ! ! Bassatiio, a Junior. Is a suitor for the hand of Portia, a Venetian heir- \ has decreed that each suitor shall choose one of three <' a8ket8 - each of which contains a list of examination ques tions In Latin. If the chooser pass es successfully the examination, he eBS - « hose father in his will > is to have fair Portia for his bride. Bassanio has no hopes of passing the examination without the aid of; a "pony," and Antonio, his friend, secures one from Shylock who asks - a pound of Antonio's hair as forfeit if the "pony" is not returned at a ! stated time. The bond being for : feit, Portia and Nerissa. her maid, ' take charge of the court room at Antonio's trial and by a close Inter pretation of the law. release Antonio from the power of the cruel Jew. the Cast. The Duke of Venice—Claude Polly. Antonio, a Senior, Captain of Football Team—Robert Burns. Bassanio. Suitor to Portia—Tom Dris coll. Her Gratanlo, His Friend—Frank line. Tubal, His Friend, Captain of the Slivlock, a Wealthy Gambler—Scott Brainard. l^auncelot Gobbo, Servant to lock—William Orcutt. Belmont Team—Banks Kinnison. Shy The Professor, an XRay Photograph Pr —Vernon Holt. Policeman—Verna Wright, Portia, a Rich Heiress—Leila line. Nerissa, Her Friend—Esther leson. Her Mi -k Jessica. Shylock's Ward-Cordia Gns Miss Abble S. Threedyce, a Teacher 1er. —Io Kenward. Polly, Portia's Maid—Inez Scott. Antonio's Mother—Margaret O'Neill. Mrs. Gobbo, Launcelot's Mother Fred Watts. Foot Ball Players—Senior and Junior Boys. Synopsis. Act 1—A Street in Venice, Act n_ A Room i n Portia's, House, Act III—Shylock's House and Yard. Act IV—A Room in Portia's House. Act V—Scene 1, Football Field. Scene 2. The Court Room. Class of 1910. Thomas Driscoll. President. Esther Mickelson. Vice President. Robert Burns. Secretary-Treasurer, j Lucy Asmussen, Scott Brainard. Alice Chapin, Mildred Chapman, Cor dia Giesler. Mary Giesler, Olive Har ry, Frank Herline, Leila Vernon Holt, Alice Hunter, lo ward. Banks Kinnlaon, Mabel wig, Ellen Maxfield, Margaret O'Neill. William Orcutt, Claude Polly. Inez Herline Ken- 1 • : Lud E. C. Keith A. Son Now at in Their Fine New Store Room in Creighton Thorough and Up-To-Date. Home Building—Equipment , . _ „ „ ... . _ us wit ■ ■ e on mo\ I L d , r ,° ck ° f 8 8 furnl8hin B 8 into the store room In the new ; Creighton building two doors north ■ j ! of their old quarters and while stock is not arranged as they the soon I expect to have it and they can not be said to be comfortably settled as yet in their fine new home, yet they - i are ready for business and fast get-1 j ting all arrangements perfected. The new store room is one of the I finest in Southern Idaho and ! ( J the fixtures and finishing is certainly of a grade that is not usually found in On the a city the size of Payette. south side of the room the wall space is taken up with fine oak cabinets with automatic doors wherein com pletely covered with glass and shelt- j ered from all dirt and dust the line | of clothing and hats are carried. The, j n I north side is filled with shelving front of which plate glass counters' with marble bases give to the store j a metropolitan appearance. Thirteen clusters of tungsten lights, three lights to the cluster arrange for the lighting of the room in fine shape. The three lights being ar ranged in a fine chandelier suspend ed from the ceiling by heavy chains. - In each of the three display windows jn ^ front of tho r . om there arrangements made for 8eve nteen, twenty-six watt Tungsten lamps in there are each window and In addition will be used fifty-two lineal feet reflector in the windows. Taken all In all the store room is of one of the neatest and most up-to date to be found in. any city in, Idaho of this size and Messrs. Keith & Son are to be congratulated securing as fine a home aa there is in this state for the display of their upon ; high class line. I TRACK LAYING WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK A force of twenty five or thirty Greeks and Austrians will arrive in Payette the latter part of this week an d will at once be put to work laying the steel on the extension of t 'he Payette Valley Railroad from New Plymouth to Emmett. Over a | mile of the dump Is now ready for the rails and just as fast as the 'lump is completed the rails will be laid. General Manager Dunn ex- ; pects to have the road running ! Fourth Store Plymouth i as far as Falks Store by July and will bring all the Falks people down to the New celebration. Should any unforseen delays occur allowing the track laying gang catch up with the graders they will to of be put back on the old portion the Payette Valley road all of which: «ill be resurfaced and put up in good shape this summer. MOTHERS' MEETING. Next Sunday morning at the Meth odist church, a service will be held jn honor of the mothers. The ser mon w j]j be especially comforting to them. Mothers, this will be espec a -, ly your service, t ome and bring itie little one and if you Desire, the. young ladies of the church will take care of it in (he narsonage during lhe servl( . e A ( . arri age will call for Haynes you and take you home, provided; you notify the pastor or R. E. before Sunday morning. Every young is 8ee . ser person present at this service urged t o wear a white flower, honor of mother. Young folks, („ r that mother attends this v j ce The hour is 11 a. m. in . C. E. Pratt returned last Saturday from the DeSchutes country where three he had been for the past weeks looking after his land interests. He made the trip in one or I! ' a '' lt8 and carried t * e ' ve pounds of freight and beyond sink " ia a f * w ' nUddy „ 8,,PPer f ><> ad that reduced hi. speed, experi *" ced "° difOculty whatever. | - --- - Scott. Fred Watts, Hazel White and his Verna Wright. White." ,, ,. 1 Class Flower:—' White Carnation. Class Motto:—"Climb Though the Rocks be Rugged." and Class Colors:—"Lavender LOCAL NEWS Regular session of Corps Saturday May 14, at 3 o'clock sharp. Plymouth, Walter Burke of New was a Payette visitor Saturday. C. W. Giesler was a Boise business visitor on Wednesday of this week. Edwin Lauer was a Caldwell busi ness visitor on Monday of this week. I c E. Brainard was a Boise busl-, ness visitor on Tuesday of this week, Mr8 ' J - F - Bean - ° f ° ntari °. «as a Payette shopper Monday of this ■ week. Peter Pence and M. F. Albert of Nyssa visitors on Wednesday - this week, I E. C. S. Brainard was a Vale busi J ness visitor today going over to at tend court. Clarence Farson the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Farson is 111 with spotted fever. the Mrs. S. H. King, of Willow Creek was a Payette visitor on Monday of this week. j | a Bo * st ' business visitor on Hednes I day of this week. Mrs. N. E. Harris, the milliner, was m. G. Riebellng was a Caldwell vis j itor the first of this week attending ! F. H Lyon was a Caldwell visitor on Monday of this week looking af - to court matters. ter court matters. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Coulter are the proud parents of a fino baby giri since last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Shake been rejoicing over the arrival of a girl since last Tuesday. have : s,reet the first of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fox moved In to their fine new residence on Front mother, visitors, a Mrs. W. F. Strother atil un,. Morey, were Ontario on Wednesday of this week. W. F. Noland, the Boise manager of Cudahy Packing Company was Payette visitor on Wednesday. Ply- ; Dr. Somner Davis of New mouth, was a Payette business Visit ; or on Wednesday of this week. A. P. Scritchfield of the National Bank, was a Caldwell busi-j^ ness visitor on Monday of this week. Hanlgan of New Plymouth, Payette visitors on Monday of , ^ 4 3. I. Miles Is abld to be about again after a severe illness of some weeks during which he underwent two op«r ations. Louis Wächter, A. Meyer and J. H. were this week. W. H. Sisler of New Plymouth; Manager of the Farmers' Ditch, was a p aye tte visitor on Wednesday of this week. firm Thos. E. Buckner of the law of Rice, Thompson & Buckner Caldwell, was a visitor in this Wednesday. C. W. Thurston attended the meet of city ing of the State Pharmaceutical asso elation held in Twin Falls the first of this week. J. H. Hamilton of Nampa, visited the with his little son who lives at Howard home up the river, the iirst of this week. Addle Thebo went to Vale on | Monday w here she has accepted a posltlon aB { . h i e f operator for the. Bell te j ep hone company. ' MIm Clara Royston. the daughter.es of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Royston, is ill with the measles at her parents', home on thq bench. I ; James B. Seawell, late of Little Willow but now living in Boise, spending a few days with his neph ew Attorney J. L. Seawell. is Caldwell last Dr. O. E. Lowell was a business visitor on Friday of week, going over to the county seat t0 look al a bunch of horses. ^ ^ ^ moyed hig _ Frank Golden returned last Sun day f 6 ™ 8 'T V** 'T, fier Owyhee country where he went after a bunch of horses, he had purchased. General Manager Dunn of the Payette valley Railroad, has ordered coach delivery of offices from the Jacobsen building to a suite of rooms in the Creighton building on Boise street. new . ''T, - ^ nnst a patient at tue hospital for the past a new passenger wb j cb w rj b e made shortly before July 4th. been ten days was so far recovered as to be able to return to her home in Nyssa Monday. Tom Sullivan formerly section boss on the Oregon Short Line has cepted the position as general fore man of the Payette Valley Railroad and will have charge of the laying gang. ac track The little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Harland, living north of the city un derwent a minor operation at hospital last Monday which at * , . • Present time gives every indication ; °* being successful. the the the Mrs. A. Relyea, who has for were-past few weeks been at the home of j her daughter, Mrs. F. Falkenstein in this city ill, was able to return to her home 1,1 New Plymouth Iasi Mon day much improved in health. Monday evening of this week State Deputy Veterinary R. B. Hurd left for Gooding, Idaho, being called there to Investigate some affection in ; the horses of that community ., sup posed, t 0 be the glanders, j A. McWilliams returned last Sat urday from a trip to Council, Mead During the trip he placed the two Jacks also owa and lj0ng valley. the company horse, Arius. which he aold to 11 company at Meadows, Humbly & Peterson the first of this week sold to E. B. Holt, of Omaha, Nebraska, a twenty acre tract '-be L. P. Dorothy place on the bench will off which Mr. Holt announces he set to orchard and otherwise prove. im Mrs. O. R. Sellars left last Friday rela She ex for a visit with friends and fives In Southern Missouri. pects to be gone the greater part of the summer. In the meantime O. and R. has set up bachelor's hall says ho is not living, just existing. The first of this week R. T. Zink purchased the Frultland Meat Mark et and will assume charge at once. On Monday of nexti week he will start a wagon over the bench delivering and selling meat. He will also con tinue the wagon in this city which he has been conducting. Attorney J. L. Sea well expects to move into his new offices in the Creighton Building the last of this Mr. Seawell will occupy the —k. wo room8 on the north, facing Main „ ... bouncing baby boy now gazes at Otto with big, bright round eyes. Otto is said to be looking night and day for the census enumerator with the street and next to the offices oeeu will pied by Dr. Crouch, where he be glad to meet his friends as usual, Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Miller have been visited by the stork and a avowed determination of not sleeping 4 . .. . "ntil he finds him and get* that, new 80n enumerated. Col. James Barnard and W. W. Wll ton of Emmett, were Payett«\ visitors Mr. Wilton on Monday of this week, is one of Emmett's foremost estate men and said everything real in humming and around Emmett was this spring and that everyone ihaf way jg pleased at the extension of ^ ^ Val]ey road and up are great looking forward to a year of activity. The People's Irrigation company have a force of workmen engaged in putting in their new pipe line and fX p,, c t to have the same completed in8 j de t he next three weeks. When con ipleted this means the disappear ance of a great many unsightly ditch In the south and cast part of the city and a much more satisfactory and convenient method of the prop erty holders of handling their irrigst ing water for lawns and gardens. PORTIA CLUB MEETING. The regular meeting of the Portia club was held at the Commercial After ciub rooms May 9th, 3 p. m. ^ ca „ u belnK tht . day a ppoi n ,ed for thp Annual Section ot officers (he members proceeded to ballot vice President, Mrs. A J. Secretary N|rs ulv Re dington: Treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Thomas. ^ ^ ^ of the c , ub wi „ ^ ^ at Sbamberger>B grove the afternoon of May 23, 1910. members of the club are urged to be present to meet at the High School 1910. for same, The result of the election was as President, Mrs. J. B. Burns: Scritch follows: All grounds at 1 p. m.. May 23, Those who have no way of will phone Mrs. James Lauer previ ous to that date. going